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Chlorine in Water: What Salt Softener Companies Aren’t Telling You

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Pentair Water Solutions
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02/01/2019

Why did you buy a water softener? There’s a good chance you either read about or experienced the drawbacks of hard water. Water softeners cut down on scale buildup and residue and make soaps and detergents more effective.

Choosing a water softener means you're a smart cookie. That means you know that traditional salt-based systems use ion exchange to remove calcium and magnesium — the two minerals causing hard water havoc.

But calcium and magnesium aren't the only compounds in play. There's a good chance your water also contains chlorine, as it's commonly used to remove germs that cause diseases like Salmonella and norovirus.

The good news is that chlorine isn't harmful to you at the levels used to disinfect water. The bad news is that salt-based water softeners don't remove any chlorine, which isn't great if you don't like the smell or taste. But there are other options.

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